Jersey City towing, ticketing to aid snow removal effort

Lisa Colagrossi reports on fines facing drivers who don't move their cars from Jersey City streets

February 19, 2014 3:21:57 AM PST

Eyewitness News

JERSEY CITY --

A break in the snow means that cleanup efforts are switching into high gear Wednesday, and that means a warning to drivers in New Jersey's second-largest city.

Front loaders and dump trucks will be out in force in Jersey City all day, clearing the mounds of snow and ice that have piled up from the recent storms.

Parking has been banned on stretches of nearly three dozen roads from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. or until the snow is gone.

Police will go around with the plows and warn people to move their cars. Parking on these streets is permissible if residents are able to move their vehicles when police traveling along with the plows sound their sirens to do so.

"We thank residents for their patience during what has been one of the harshest winters on record," Mayor Steven Fulop said. "With everyone's cooperation, this can be a seamless process that will help improve the mobility of both pedestrians and motorists as well as ease parking conditions."

The city will not ticket or tow most cars left on the street, but officials ask for cooperation from residents to move their vehicles so the work can be done quickly and efficiently.

However, cars that are too close to fire hydrants, located within 25 feet of an intersection or parked too far out in the lane of traffic so as to prevent the passage of plow trucks will be ticketed and impounded.

The roadways include:

Central Avenue from North Street to Manhattan Avenue

Sip Avenue from Enos Place to Westside Avenue

Montgomery Street from Orchard Street to Summit Avenue

Ocean Avenue from Kearny to Warner

Newark Avenue from Summit Avenue to Tonnelle Avenue

Bergen Avenue from Academy to Fairview

MLK Drive from Virginia Avenue to Wade Street

West Side Avenue from Duncan Avenue to Communipaw Avenue

Summit Avenue from Sip Avenue to Pavonia Avenue

Monticello Avenue from Jewett Avenue to Storms Avenue

Bergen Avenue from Woodlawn Avenue to Stegman Street

Newark Avenue from Palisade Avenue to Marin Boulevard

Once the above phase is completed, crews will begin removing snow from the following streets, which is expected later in the day Wednesday:

Christopher Columbus Drive from Marin Boulevard to Hudson Street

JFK Boulevard from Secaucus Road to Thorne Street

Communipaw Avenue from Suydam to Mallory Avenue

Ocean Avenue from Merritt to Danforth Avenue

Palisade Avenue from Booraem to Griffith Street

Broadway from Tonelle to US 1&9

Bergen Avenue from Union Street to Welch Lane (D/E)

Danforth Avenue from Ocean Avenue to Old Bergen Road

Bergen Avenue from Bramhall to Sackett

Old Bergen Road from Danforth Avenue to Pearsall Avenue

Paterson Plank Road & Central Avenue - North to Hague & Summit

Westside Avenue from Broadway to Jewett Avenue

Ocean Avenue from Myrtle to Danforth Avenue

Westside Avenue from Audubon to Danforth Avenue

Newark Avenue from Waldo to Summit Avenue

Westside Avenue from Harrison to Audubon Avenue

Mallory Avenue from Fisk to Communipaw Avenue

JFK Boulevard from Stevens Avenue to the Bayonne Border

Anyone with questions or concerns can call the Resident Response Center at 201-547-4900.